There should be no compromise with the safety of children during conveyance of schoolchildren to schools.
The guidelines issued by Supreme Court should be followed strictly regarding the operation of school vehicles, these circular was issued to Inspector Generals of Police of Indore and Bhopal and Superintendent of Police of all districts by Special Director General of Police PTRI Purushottam Kumar Sharma on the approval of DGP Vijay Kumar Singh on Tuesday.
All the police superintendents have been instructed to carry out regular checking of school vehicles under each police station in their district and follow the guidelines issued by Supreme Court.
Special DG PTRI Sharma has clarified that during the checking of vehicles, children should not have any inconvenience. Also, it should be taken care that the bus operators do not disturb the children and parents to avoid action.
He mentioned in the circular that children and their parents have to suffer due to the accidents of school buses due to the mistake of vehicle owner, driver, operator and school administration which creates a negative image of police among the affected ones. Police should check the vehicles with seriousness. In this regard, Special DG Sharma has also written to the state government to comply with the instructions in all government and non-government schools without fail. These are the directives given by Supreme Court like School bus should be written in front and back of the school bus. The First Aid Box must be kept in every bus.
Horizontal grill must be fitted in the bus windows. Each bus must have fire fighting equipment. The name of the school and the telephone number must be written on the bus.